carving, thorn. man sitting on short cylinder, working over a fire. He is a blacksmith. His right arm is broken off, but present, his left leg is missing. He wears a sleeveless outfit that comes to his knees. He held something in his hands that is now missing. He works over two mounds, 1 with a stick in it, the other has a hole, but not stick, in front of a fire with black substance depicting coals. Stamped on the bottom. see 5-16008. size includes base: H = 7.0 cm, L = 9.0 cm, depth = 6.0 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Ibadan
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 15, 1995
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
depth 6 centimeters, height 7 centimeters, and length 9 centimeters